The Role Department :Property & Liability, IFPD (Insurance, Financial & Professional Disputes) Location : Bristol or London Role : Permanent The Team Clyde & Co is the world’s pre-eminent insurance law firm, providing the highest quality advisory and dispute resolution services to insurers and their clients operating in both established and emerging markets. Placing our clients at the centre of everything we do, our aim is to combine our specialist market experience with market-leading relationship management to build a service which is tailored specifically to the needs of our clients, based on an understanding of their individual claims philosophies and underwriting appetite, as well as the capital, operational and regulatory issues they face. We offer an unmatched depth of coverage and defence capabilities across every line of insurance and reinsurance business, from the smallest claim to the most complex loss. Clyde & Co provides clients with ready access to advice on contentious issues regardless of business sector or location, handling disputes of all sizes up to complex multi-jurisdictional cases. The Role An excellent opportunity to join a team to handle a broad range of reinsurance and insurance cases (engineering, marine and aviation) as well as major international contractual disputes arising out of trading relationships, construction projects and finance matters. The team has particular expertise in complex, cross-border or multi-party nature, including those originating in the sectors of financial services, business contracts, product liability, professional liability, marine/aviation contractual disputes, issues in transportation. Examples of work undertaken by the team include: Acting for insurers in a large broker dispute involving commission payments litigated in the High Court and subsequently resolved by mediation Recent High Court and Court of Appeal judgments, favourable to reinsurer clients, obtained in relation to fidelity losses (both jurisdictional dispute and claim on merits) Representing cedants in quota share reinsurance dispute for USD 30 million involving brokers’ E&O - resolved without litigation but with full recovery of claim, interest and costs As mediators, resolved series of disputes in respect of alleged pension mis-selling arising under professional indemnity insurance cover Essential Skills & Experience Experienced associate (2 PQE +) with a background in insurance litigation although some experience in commercial litigation or arbitration would be helpful. Please note that our PQE levels are a guide and all suitable candidates will be considered. Qualified as a Solicitor in England and Wales. The Solicitors Act 1974 requires practising solicitors to have a practising certificate. All solicitors and registered European lawyers in legal practice or employment in England & Wales must comply with the requirements of the Solicitors Regulation Authority’s continuing professional development scheme (CPD Scheme). Role Competency Requirements Technical Excellence Technical legal expertise: the knowledge of the law and ability to apply it Research: the ability to conduct research effectively and apply it commercially Managing legal processes: the ability to ensure all legal processes are followed efficiently and effectively Transactional experience: the ability and confidence to conduct commercial contract negotiations on behalf of a client, engaging with the other parties’ in-house and external counsel People and Team Guiding individual performance and development: develops the skills of self and others Teamwork and collaboration: working cooperatively and effectively with others Leadership: creating high performing teams Client Relationships and Business Development Building business relationships: establishing, maintaining and using relationships to create and develop business opportunities Commercial thinking: understanding the commercial drivers Cross-selling and business development Finance and Practice Management Finance management and understanding of the business Project management: ensuring projects are delivered Knowledge sharing Personal Effectiveness Communication Clarity of thinking Personal contribution #LI-DD1 #LI-HYBRID